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| - Though I wish I could comment on how good or bad the food and drinks were, we didnt even get that far into our meal before we walked out. I had never been to Kamakura before (as we typically go to Oishi) so my finace decided to take me there Friday to try it. We made a reservation for 7:30 at one of the grill tables. When we got there we were told there would be a 15 min wait. A tad frustrating when we had reservations, but as former servers ourselves, we know how that goes so we didnt fuss. We had a seat at the bar and were about to order drinks when less than 5 mins later we were told our table was ready. GREAT! We walked back and sat in our seats, and immediately the experience changed. We were sat on the end, 4 empty chairs on the side, and then another couple across the way. When we sat down in our seats, there was a strong cold draft. Almost felt like we were sitting outside it was so cold! I couldn't even take my coat off and he ended up putting his hood up he was so cold! We said something to the hostess about it, and asked if we could move around to 2 of the 4 empty seats. The hostess said that there was nothing she could do about the draft, and that a party of 4 was coming in so we couldnt move. This was frustrating because, WE WERE THERE FIRST! and why could they not sit on a corner? They would all still be seated right next to each other. Anyway, we decided to try to tough it out for a bit. After being seated for almost 10 mins, our waiter finally came and took our drink order. I will say that in the small interaction we had with him, our waiter was very pleasant. We decided to order drinks, and again asked about the draft. He said he would check into it, and see if maybe a door was left open in the back. He also said that they were calling the missing party of 4 to see if they'd be there soon, and if they didnt answer THEN we could move. Again, it sounds childish but we were there first. The waiter left to put in our drink order and we decided we were going to leave. We weren't going to sit there and be miserable and end up not even enjoying our dinner. When he came back with our waters, we told him to cancel our bar drinks. He was very nice and apologetic. I feel bad for the kid because as former waiters, we are typically very generous tippers and he lost out on good money due to something out of his control. We ended up leaving and going to Oishi and having a great meal. I will not say I'll never be back to Kamakura, but maybe I'll only plan to go when it's warm outside so I dont have to sit there in my parka while trying to enjoy my meal.
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